Beverage glass holder



June 7, 1955 N, RUBIN 2,710,101

BEVERAGE GLASS HOLDER Filed Aug. 12, 1952 INVENTOR. 4/0419 few/M U t S aes. Pwfl 1O 2,710,101 BEVERAGE GLASS HOLDER Noah Rubin, New York, N. Y.

'- Application August 12, 1952, Serial No. 303,873

2 Claims. Cl. 211-14) The present invention is directed to holders, moreparticularly to a portable device adapted to hold a plurality ofbeverage glasses. It is among the objects of the present invention toprovide a beverage glass holder which is made substantially entirely ofplastic material molded under heat and pressure. I

It is also among the objects of the present invention to provide aplurality of molded parts which may be readily and quickly assembled toform a single unit.

It is further among the objects of the; present invention to provide astructure of the type described containing a handle member which may beremoved and packed within the holder itself for convenient shipment in asmall package.

In practicing the present invention there is provided a lower supporthaving a series of feet extending downwardly therefrom and adapted tocontact a surface on which the holder is placed. Said lower support hasa central portion and surrounding the same are a plurality of stands inthe form of disks arranged in a circle, each of which disks is adaptedto hold a glass. Also arranged in a circle and between adjacent standsare a series of upwardly projecting members.

There is also provided an upper support arranged substantially parallelto the lower support and having a central portion. Surrounding the sameand arranged in a circle are a series of rings in vertical alignmentwith the series of stands. All of the rings and the central portion aremolded as a unit of suitable plastic material. Between adjacent ringsand arranged in a circle is a series of downwardly extending projectionsin vertical alignment with the upwardly extending projections of thelower support.

One of the projections has tongues and the other has recesses with thetongues fitting into the recesses. The two parts of the projections arecemented together so as to permanently unite the upper and lowersupports.

In the upper support at its center is an angular opening and directlybelow it in the lower support is a circular opening. A tie rod angularin cross-section and having a flange at the upper end, passes throughthe angular opening and the threaded lower end thereof passes throughthe opening in the lower support. A suitable nut is threaded thereon tohold the tie rod in position. A handle integral with the tie rod extendsupwardly from the flange.

In the accompanying drawing constituting a part hereof and in which likereference characters indicate like parts,

Fig. l is a top plan view of a beverage glass holder made in accordancewith the present invention, some parts being broken away for clearness;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig.1, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing par- 2,710,101 lzrtentecl June 7, 1 955 ticularly the upwardly and downwardly extendingprojections which form pillars for the supports.

The lower support 1 has a series of rings 2 formed in a circle, each ofthe rings having spokes 3 and hubs 4 providing stands for glasses.Centrally thereof is a hub 5 having a hole 6 therein with spokes 7radiating therefrom to ring 8; All of the elements are formed integrallyby molding. v

The upper support 9 consists of a series of rings 10 in verticalalignment with rings 2 providing openings 10 through 'which glasses 11may be inserted to rest on the stands. ,A central ring 12 has spokes 13united with hub 14 having a hole 15 in the center thereof.

" A tie rod 16 of the same angular configuration as hole 15 has threadedportion 17 at the lower end thereof. A flange 18 'is formed at the topof tie rod 16 andnut 19 is threaded onto portion 17 forming a firmsupport be-" tween the upper and lower supports. Integrally with andextending upwardly from flange 18 is member 20 terminating in handle 21.stand level on a surface without interference by nut 19, there areprovided a series of feet 22 extending below and being integral with thelower support 1. The length of the feet is sufficient so that the nutand portion 17 do not touch the surface,

Extending upwardly from'the lower support and arranged in a circlebetween adjacent stands is a series of upward projections or pillars 23.Each of them has a tongue 24 of circular outline extending from the topface thereof. Extending downwardly from the upper support and invertical alignment with projections 23 are a series of integralprojections 25. Each of them has a recess 26 formed in the lower face,said recess correspending in size with tongues 24 and being slightlydeeper. In order to unite the upper and lower supports a suitable cementis placed on the tongue and recess and the projections are firmly heldtogether, allowing the cement to set. This permanently unites the upperand lower supports.

Because of the angular hole 15 and corresponding shape of tie rod 16,the central portion of the holder is held rigidly without danger of thehandle becoming displaced or twisting. For purposes of shipments, nut 19is removed, handle 21 is raised and it may then he slid into the spacebetween the upper and lower supports. Hollow portions 27 in the lowerpillars tend to lighten the structure without detracting from thestrength thereof and minimizing the danger of cracking during or afterthe molding operation by reducing the cross-section of the lowerprojections.

Although the invention has been described setting forth a singlespecific embodiment thereof, the invention is illustrated therebywithout limitations as various changes in the details may be madewithout departing from the spirit thereof. For instance, the pillarsneed not be circular but may be of any suitable shape and the sameapplies to the tongues and recesses. The outline of the holder need notbe scalloped but may be of any other desirable configuration. The lowersupport may be solid, although the provision of spokes considerablylightens the structure. The handle may be of any suitable type or shape.

These and other changes may be made in the details without departingfrom the principles herein set forth and the invention is to be broadlyconstrued and not to be limited except by the character of the claimsappended hereto.

I claim:

1. A beverage glass holder comprising a lower horizontal support ofmolded material, a plurality of feet integral therewith extending fromthe underside thereof,

In order that the holder may an upper support of molded materialsubstantially parallel to and spaced from said lower support and havinga plurality of openings for the reception of glasses, the ottom of. saidglassesadapted to rest. on said lower. supp r a n ral angular opening insaid upper support in vertical alinement with an opening in said lowersupport, an angular rod of molded material corresponding to, saidOpenings and. Passing through the same, means on said rod above saidupper support and below said lower support and Contacting said supportsfor preventing relative movement of said rod and supports, said uppersupport having a circumferentially spaced downwardly extending set ofintegral pillars, said lower sup port having a corresponding set ofupwardly extending integral pillars, the contacting ends of said pillarshaving tongues and recesses respectively, said tongues being held insaid recesses the material of said tongues and recesses being united.

' 2. A beverage glass holder comprising a lower horizontal support ofmolded material, a plurality of ieet integral therewith extending fromthe underside thereof, an upper support of molded material substantiallyparallel to and spaced from said lower support and. having a pluralityof openings for the reception of glasses, the bottom of said glassesadapted to rest on said lower support, a central angular opening in saidupper support in vertical alinement with an opening in said lowersupport, an angular rod of molded material corresponding to saidopenings and passing through the same, means on said rod above saidupper support and below said lower support and contacting said supportsfor preventing relative movement of said rod and supports, said uppersupport having a circumferentially spaced downwardly extending set ofintegral pillars, said lower support having a corresponding set ofupwardly extending integral pillars, the contacting ends of said pillarshaving tongues and recesses respectively, said tongues being held insaid recesses, the mat Of said. tongues and recesses being united, thecross-sections of said angular rod and angular openings beingrectangular, the lower end of said rod being threaded and of. a diameterless than the width of said rod forming a shoulder resting on said lowersupport, and a nut on said threaded end bearing on the underside of saidlower support.

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